trademark

Reliance, Delhi lawyer among those in the race for Operation Sindoor trademark

Admin1 month ago01 mins

In India, military operation names like “Operation Sindoor” are not automatically protected as intellectual property by the government. The Ministry of Defence does not typically register or commercialize these names and they are not secured under any special statutory IP framework. As a result, unless the government expressly intervenes, such names remain open to trademark…

Tech

Surrogate advertising draft guidelines ready for public consultation, to strengthen compliance with existing advertising

Admin6 months ago07 mins

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) plans to release much-awaited draft guidelines on surrogate advertising as early as this month, two people aware of the matter told Mint. The guidelines will aim to strengthen compliance, particularly in areas such as digital marketing and celebrity endorsements, the people said on the condition of anonymity. “The draft…